Shloka 54

Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction

Devanagari script

तस्माद् विमुक्तिमन्विच्छन् पार्वतीं परमेश्वरीम् / आश्रयेत् सर्वभावानामात्मभूतां शिवात्मिकाम्

Transliteration

tasmād vimuktimanvicchan pārvatīṃ parameśvarīm / āśrayet sarvabhāvānāmātmabhūtāṃ śivātmikām

Translation

Darum soll, wer die endgültige Befreiung sucht, Zuflucht nehmen zu Pārvatī, der Höchsten Herrin (Parameśvarī): Sie ist der Ātman aller Wesen, und ihr Wesen ist Śiva.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; हेत्वर्थे/तस्मात् (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• विमुक्तिम्: liberation
• विमुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• अन्विच्छन्: seeking
• अन्विच्छन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + √इष् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• परम-ईश्वरीम्: the Supreme Goddess
• परम-ईश्वरीम्: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमा ईश्वरी)

• आश्रयेत्: should take refuge in
• आश्रयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √श्रि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्व-भावानाम्: of all beings/states
• सर्व-भावानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां भावानाम्)

• आत्म-भूताम्: as the very Self/essence
• आत्म-भूताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आत्मा भूता = 'become the self/essence')

• शिव-आत्मिकाम्: of the nature of Śiva
• शिव-आत्मिकाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवः आत्मा यस्याः/शिवस्वरूपा)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching in the Ishvara Gita section

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Parameshvari
• Shiva

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It identifies the Supreme Goddess as ātmabhūtā—present as the inner Self of all beings—implying that liberation comes through realizing the one Self underlying all states and entities.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and contemplative recognition of the Devi as the indwelling Self; in the Kurma Purana’s Ishvara Gita frame, this aligns with Pāśupata-oriented devotion, inner recollection (smaraṇa), and steady meditation on the Śiva-essence (śivātmakatā).

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Spoken within a Vishnu-as-Kurma teaching context, it directs seekers to Pārvatī as śivātmikā (Śiva in essence), reflecting the Purana’s synthetic stance where the supreme reality taught by Vishnu harmonizes with Śiva-Śakti theology rather than opposing it.